CVE-2010-2787

Summary

api.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5 does not prevent use of public caching headers for private data, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information by retrieving documents from an HTTP proxy cache that has been used by a victim.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
• http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69776
• https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24565
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
• http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42019
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620224

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4
• http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69776
• https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24565
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
• http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42019
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620224

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